To evaluate fever burden as an independent predictor for prognosis of traumatic brain injury TBI.

Methods

This retrospective study involved 355 TBI patients with Glasgow Coma Scale GCS ≤14, who presented at the emergency department of our hospital between November 2010 and October 2012. At 6 months follow-up, patients were divided into 5 groups based on Glasgow Outcome Scale GOS and dichotomized to GOS score high 4 to 5 vs. low 1 to 3. The relationship between fever burden and GOS was assessed.